Chapter 1367: 1367
As Hollywood's most high-profile rivals in the past decade, the healthy and vicious competition between Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Hugo Lancaster has always been the focus of heated discussions. The entanglement between them can be traced back to 1992, but it was 1995 that really made the three stand on the same level and started a confrontation for more than ten years!
In the fifth week of December 1995, the last issue of "People" Weekly was officially released under the attention of many people. Every year, the selection of the world's sexiest men can cause countless topics. This year, this tradition has continued. Brad, who performed exceptionally well in 2010 and has been in the limelight for a while, defeated a number of competitors and won the title of "People" Weekly for the first time, becoming the world's sexiest man in 1995!
From the emergence of "Interview with the Vampire", to the birth of "The Years of Love", to the success of the "Seven Deadly Sins", and finally to the comprehensive affirmation of "Twelve Monkeys". In one year, Brad made four works, one step at a time. Although he was suppressed by Hugo everywhere, the energy accumulated by the four works broke out in an all-round way, and achieved the supreme title of Brad's "American Lover" today.
Although Hugo's performance is still strong in the past year, "Pulp Fiction", "Before Sunrise", "The Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Ramble" are all excellent works, but Hugo has been strong for four full years. Compared to his usual strength, Brad, who came from behind, has obviously won more attention.
More importantly, Brad's wild, sexy, uninhibited and tough image is perfectly combined with his big-screen characters. From a performance point of view, this is a cookie-cutter repetition, but for the audience, it undoubtedly deepens them. Immediate impression of Brad. This also made Brad take the rocket and rose to the commanding heights in one fell swoop!
"People" magazine's world's sexiest man is just a title issued by the magazine, and has no practical significance, but as one of the most influential magazines in North America, the selection of "People" is obviously not limited to appearance or sexiness, it is more It is an evaluation of the influence, popularity, appeal, popularity and other aspects of the selection object.
Now, "People" magazine has awarded this title to Brad, which is the most direct and important affirmation of Brad's achievements in the past year.
Maybe people are criticizing Brad's acting skills, and he was almost completely blown away by Hugo in "Seven Deadly Sins"; maybe people are discussing the sameness of Brad's role, and several works are almost in the same line; Maybe people are despising Brad's appeal, The box office results are simply not on a par with Hugo and Tom...
But the truth is, Brad is now the most watched actor in North America! no doubt! In particular, "Twelve Monkeys" took advantage of the hot wind of "Seven Deadly Sins", created outstanding results in one fell swoop, and has a bright money scene, which also made Brad even more proud.
This seemingly meaningless title has allowed Brad to truly stand shoulder to shoulder with Tom and Hugo. The three of them are the three youngest actors on the list in the past ten years! It is also the only three actors in the current baby boomer generation who have received such a title.
Also, no one will forget that the winner of the title of People Weekly for the past two years is Hugo! Hugo became the first and only person in People's history to win this title twice in a row, which is also a direct testimony to Hugo's dominance in Hollywood over the past two years!
Now that Brad has the title, it's not so much that Brad ended Hugo's three-peat, but rather that Brad inherited the crown from Hugo and topped People magazine.
This time, Brad defeated Hugo in a real sense, and it was also his long-lost victory in the competition with Hugo! This is not only of great significance to Brad, but many media in North America have also chanted "change of dynasty".
The change of dynasty here does not mean that Brad replaced Hugo, but refers to the end of the dynasty in which "Hugo and Tom have a strong dialogue", and the era of "Hugo, Tom, Brad" officially opened. This is the fundamental reason why "Twelve Monkeys" has an important position in the history of entertainment. After this work, people have truly ushered in a dynasty in which three top superstars compete fiercely and are full of masterpieces.
Thanks to Brad's strong influence on the top of "People" magazine, "Twelve Monkeys" soared 60% at the box office this week, directly grabbing 19.8 million US dollars in the North American market. The box office, which not only created the best data since the film was released for three weeks, but also took the three-week cumulative box office of the work over the door of 30 million US dollars and settled directly at 35 million US dollars, which is very important for an investment. For the 29 million Cult commercial film, it is undoubtedly a huge success.
The strength of "Twelve Monkeys" has also made the major media generally optimistic about the film's prospects. Brad even swept away the haze of good grades and low mood after "Seven Deadly Sins" and frequently appeared in major programs. Accept various interviews. As the new sexiest man in the world, Brad seems to enjoy the title, and his girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow has become the most jealous woman in the United States. The couple also replaced the low-key Hugo. And Cameron, became the number one concern of people after dinner.
In the fifth week of December, although "Twelve Monkeys" burst out with today's energy, it finally lost to "Toy Story", the first 3D computer animation work in film history, which almost won the love of the entire North America. This week The box office surged by 100%. With the box office data of 20.3 million US dollars, it has returned to the top position of the North American weekend box office chart, and the cumulative box office has also surpassed 150 million US dollars, officially moving towards 200 million to go, this really stole a lot of limelight.
After "Toy Story" and "Twelve Monkeys", the "Jumanji" box office has recovered. There are six works with a box office of more than 10 million this week, which shows that the entire North American market is prosperous and lively.
After this battle, there is no doubt about the success of "Twelve Monkeys", and Brad has finally truly risen, completing the three-legged territory, and the entire Hollywood pattern has been changed.
After that, "Twelve Monkeys" benefited from a good reputation, and the follow-up momentum continued. Although it could not be compared with the terrifying momentum of "Seven Deadly Sins", its outstanding performance still made it a horse A shiny black horse!
In January 1996, "Twelve Monkeys" won the weekend box office of 10 million in one week, and successfully reached the top of the North American weekend box office rankings. After that, it won the weekend box office of 1 million in three Saturdays, although the decline was all. More than 40%, but not all works can match the performance of "Seven Deadly Sins". For a thriller and suspense science fiction movie, the performance of "Twelve Monkeys" has greatly exceeded expectations. .
Thanks to the outstanding performance in January, many media exclaimed, is the box office of "Twelve Monkeys" going to exceed 100 million? If this is the case, this work will undoubtedly create a miracle of the "Seven Deadly Sins", which will also become Brad's third work in North America with a box office of over 100 million - of course, the "Seven Deadly Sins" is obviously close to the box office. billions, but Brad's impression is limited.
It is a pity that this speculation only lasted less than two weeks before it was shattered.
Like "Seven Deadly Sins", the battery life is still weak in the later stage, especially "Twelve Monkeys" can't be compared with "Seven Deadly Sins". The decline was more than 50%, and the hope that the film would hit the threshold of 100 million US dollars disappeared like a bubble in an instant.
Even so, the performance of "Twelve Monkeys" is still very impressive. After a total of 12 weeks of release, the cumulative North American box office finally reached 89 million US dollars, which is still a long way from 100 million US dollars. But even so, "Twelve Monkeys" became Brad's third-highest-grossing work, second only to "The Seven Deadly Sins" and "Interview with the Vampire", which barely exceeded 100 million at the box office.
This was the case in "The Years of Love", the North American box office was only a little over 60 million, but the overseas box office performance was exceptional. The same is true for "Twelve Monkeys" this time. Bruce has a global appeal after "Die Hard", and Brad is now a sexy idol known all over the world. The potential of the movie in overseas markets is undoubtedly worth looking forward to. of.
Although people have raised their expectations, in the end, the overseas performance of "Twelve Monkeys" made everyone stunned. 51 overseas countries and regions won a box office of 120 million US dollars for this work. It also made the total global box office of "Twelve Monkeys" reach 209 million US dollars. Such excellent results also made Brad's smile even brighter when he was interviewed on major programs.
According to the feedback from the paparazzi, Brad is in a good mood recently. Even if he candidly photographed him dating Gwyneth, he communicated with the paparazzi with a smile on his face.
The investment of 29 million, and the final recovery of 209 million dollars worldwide, even if Universal Pictures had high hopes for "Twelve Monkeys", it was completely unpredictable. This kind of low investment and high return has happened countless times to Hugo, and people have long been accustomed to it, but for Brad, it was the real first-except for the "Seven Deadly Sins".
"Twelve Monkeys" has not been off the assembly line, there are already rumors in the circle, under the operation of Martin Baum, Brad's salary has been increased to 10 million US dollars, and there are rumors inside some production companies. Saying that even 15 million is no problem. You know, during the "Seven Deadly Sins" period, Brad's salary as a leading actor was only $4 million - even if you add the $1 million after the box office exceeded the expected line, it was only $5 million.
The miracle created by a "Twelve Monkeys" has just begun.
Although the achievements of "Twelve Monkeys" made the whole North America sigh, and Brad is riding the wind and waves, and the momentum is like a rainbow; but even when the "New York Post" shouted "change the dynasty", it will not foolishly say rain Guo's dynasty has come to an end, not only because Hugo is still the most attractive top star in the world, but also because of the outstanding performance of "Death Ramble", they must shut up!